Raw Node.js RESTful API for User Management

This is a simple implementation of a RESTful API using Node.js for managing user-related operations. The API allows you to perform CRUD operations on user data, including user creation, retrieval, update, and deletion.

About

Built this api server using the core nodejs modules. This helped me understand the basics of nodejs functionalities and the many core nodejs modules, It helped me gain better knowledge of the javascript language and its beauty of callback functions. I learnt how express.js works and how much easy it has made to create servers🫡.

1. used http module for creating server.
2. used url module for parsing the request url.
3. used string_decoder module for receiving client data.
4. used crypto module for password hashing.
5. used fs module for storing data in the file system.

Get started

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/mnazneen20/user-api.git

Start the Node.js server: npm start

The server will run on http://localhost:4000

API endpoints

Create new user

POST request at /user

request body json (username should be unique)

Status: 201

{
    "firstname":"John",
    "lastname": "Doe",
    "password": "pass123",
    "username":"john22"
}

response:

{
    "message": "New User Created"
}

Retrive user

GET request at /user?username=john22

response:

Status 200

{
    "message": "User found",
    "user": {
        "firstname": "John",
        "lastname": "Doe",
        "username": "john22"
    }
}

Update user

PUT request at /user?username=john22

request body json

{
    "firstname":"John Anthony"
}

response:

Status: 200

{
    "message": "User updated"
}

Delete user

DELETE request at /user?username=john22

response:

Status: 200

{
    "message": "User Deleted"
}